Reviews tagging 'Trafficking'

The Apothecary Diaries, Volume 1 by Itsuki Nanao, Nekokurage, Natsu Hyuuga

4 reviews

corallydeer's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I adore the anime adaptation of this manga so I just had to give reading it a shot! I love the art style in the manga and it's always really cool to see comparisons between the adaptation and the manga. I still adore the story and I'm so excited to read through the manga and see what lies ahead!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content

Moderate: Child death, Kidnapping, Grief, and Self harm

Minor: Trafficking and Bullying

Medical Content

(Maomao is an apothecary so there is a lot of medical talk and content)

| Child Death & Grief

(Consort Lihua loses her infant son to poison and grieves his loss)

| Kidnapping

(Maomao is kidnapped and sold to the palace)

| Self Harm

(Maomao experiments on herself and we do get to see her injuries and where they came from)

| Bullying

(general bullying between the women of the Inner Court; Consort Lihua also slaps Consort Gyokuyo)

| Trafficking

(it's explained, in passing, that Maomao's kidnapping was part of a larger trafficking ring that abducts girls and sells them to the palace)

beautifulminutiae's review

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Trafficking

Minor: Child death

ashlikes's review

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content

Moderate: Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Trafficking, Slavery, Grief, Kidnapping, and Child death

Minor: Homophobia, Alcohol, Lesbophobia, and Body shaming

caramiaculpa's review

adventurous funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Trafficking, Sexual harassment, Kidnapping, and Grief

Minor: Lesbophobia and Child death